BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 A.M.) – The Free Syrian Army’s “Ahmad Abdo Brigade” launched a large-scale offensive at the eastern slopes of the Qalamoun Mountains on Thursday, targeting the Islamic State’s defenses in the Badiyah Al-Souirya area.
Similar to their previous offensives in the area, the Free Syrian Army began the assault by storming the Islamic State’s defenses at the Abu Risha Dam and nearby villages of Sees, Tees, Beer Al-Nimr, Abu Khashabeh, and Beer Al-Hel in the eastern Qalamoun.
According to Syrian opposition activists, the Free Syrian Army captured all of the aforementioned sites, killing and wounding several members of the Islamic State in the process of their advance in Thursday.
Intense clashes are still ongoing tonight, as the Free Syrian Army attempts to push further east in order to expel the Islamic State terrorists lurking around the area.
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